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January 18, 2003

PRESCRIPTION DRUG REDFLAGS

SOME PROZAC HISTORY: I
A PATENT FOR THE NEW VERSION OF PROZAC REVEALS PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRST VERSION OF PROZAC
" [The first version of Prozac] produces a state of inner restlessness (akathisia), which is one of its more significant side effects"
" It is also known that in some patients, use of [the first version of Prozac] is associated with severe anxiety leading to intense violent suicidal thoughts and self mutilation"
" In other patients, manic behavior follows treatment with [the first version of Prozac]"

SOME PROZAC HISTORY: II
As Drug Gets Remade, Concerns About Suicides Surface….

THE FDA FINALLY APPROVES NEW LABELING FOR PREMPRO
The labeling changes include a boxed warning, which states that estrogens and estrogens plus progestin therapies should not be used for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. The boxed warning for estrogen-only therapies includes….

ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS CAUSE HUNDREDS OF INFANT DEATHS ANNUALLY
Although 183 different drugs were identified as a principal suspect drug on at least one adverse report with an outcome of death, only four drugs accounted for 38% of the reported deaths….

WOMEN TAKING THE PROGESTERONE CONTRACEPTIVE DEPO-PROVERA MAY BE COMPROMISING THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS
A new mouse study provides some valuable clues….

ADS STIR UP PATIENTS TO ASK DOCTORS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS
Request a medication and a doctor often hands over a prescription….

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